Fig. 6. Results of a slow cooling protocol for an 8-day-old lesser yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes chick (black symbols) compared to downup (DU)
protocols for two 7-day-old lesser yellowlegs chicks (open and grey symbols).
Rate of oxygen consumption
O2 is plotted on
a logarithmic scale as a function of body temperature Tb
(A) and the temperature gradient
T (B).